Mitochondrial translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor in double-positive thymocytes correlates with their sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis

International Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1269-1276

  Talabér, Gergely ^a   Boldizsár, Ferenc ^a   Bartis, Domokos ^a   Pálinkás, László ^a   Szabó, Mariann ^a   Berta, Gergely ^a   Sétáló, György ^a   Németh, Péter ^a   Berki, Timea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Double positive thymocytes; Glucocorticoid hormone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOCHONDRIA; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 71049190866     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp093     Document Type: Article

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